what michael says, don't put all these rules on us, just let us teach and hold us accountable for every grade. that's what we do. and as a result, these mainly hispanic youngsters are some of the best learners in houston, texas. that's my vision for public education all around america. many of you viewers don't know, but laura and i sent our girls to public school. they went to austin high school. and many of the public schools are meeting the call. but, unfortunately, a lot of schools are trapping children in schools that just won't teach and won't change. here is the role of the federal government. one is to change head start to a reading program. two is to say if you want to access reading money, you can do so. the goal is for every single child to learn to read. there must by k-2 diagnostic teaching tools, teacher training money, available. three, we have to consolidate the federal programs to free districts to free the schools and encourage innovators like michael. let them reach out beyond the confines of the current structure to recruit teach-for- the-children type teachers. four